Total Crime Rate
11.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lynton Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Lordswood & Walderslade , and the 33rd lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lynton Drive (ME5 8QA) in the last 12 months was 11.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% lower than the Lordswood & Walderslade average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lynton Drive (ME5 8QA), the main crime hotspot is near The Yard. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lordswood & Walderslade| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coppice Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dane Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Port Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coombe Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bulldog Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bulldog Road | Under investigation |
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